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The Stairs to Hermit's Rest, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, 1925

Subject
National & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1925 (White Border)
Front of The Stairs to Hermit's Rest, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, 1925, c. 1925 linen postcard
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Back of The Stairs to Hermit's Rest, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, 1925, c. 1925 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The photograph shows the rough stone stairway climbing a rocky slope to Hermit's Rest, a rustic stone-and-log building with a red tile roof set among trees on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The structure overlooks the canyon and the gorge of the Colorado River. Mary Colter designed Hermit's Rest for the Fred Harvey Company, and it was built in 1914 as a rest stop at the end of the West Rim Drive. Its heavy masonry and low profile were meant to sit naturally in the canyon landscape.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

We shall be here a day or two longer but we can learn more from [illegible] [illegible] with love [illegible]

PublisherFred Harvey
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA. THE STAIRS TO HERMIT'S REST Nestling among the rocks and trees, constructed of native stone and rough hewn logs, and over- looking the majestic gorge of the mighty Colorado River, Hermit's Rest seems to deserve its name.
PostmarkedLos Angeles, CA, June 17, 1925, 18:30
Addressed to
Mrs. C. B. Phelps

Morris, IL

FromARCADE STATION, 332 SO. CENTRAL AVE., LOS ANGELES, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Los Angeles, CA
PublisherFred Harvey
SeriesH-1888. AQ-115
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. C. B. Phelps, Morris, IL
Place depictedHermit's Rest, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Place mentionedGrand Canyon National Park, AZ, AZ
Place sent from332 SO. CENTRAL AVE., ARCADE STATION, LOS ANGELES, CA
NotesWhite border; visible linen texture; small pink ink stains along right edge. Postmark: LOS ANGELES CALIF JUN 17 6:30 PM 1925. Divided back with white border; Fred Harvey imprint and printed Hermit's Rest blurb; magenta Fred Harvey stamp dated JUN 4 1925 with return address 'ARCADE STATION / 332 SO. CENTRAL AVE.' and slogan 'THIS IS THE MAIL FOR WHICH YOU SENT POSTAGE'; stamp removed, torn/missing upper-right corner, light soiling.

Cite this card

The Stairs to Hermit's Rest, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, 1925, postcard, c. 1925. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-stairs-to-hermits-rest-grand-canyon-national-park-az-192. Accessed November 2, 2026.